Ag News

12.22.2021

• EPA Publishes Dicamba Damage Report, But Says Label Changes Unlikely in 2022 Season
• EPA says dicamba restrictions failed to prevent incidents, mulls further steps
• Polar Vortex Building in North America
• Top 10 Ag Stories of 2021: No. 9 Roads, Bridges and Broadband Get Their Due in Infrastructure Act
• House Ag Chair Looks to 2022 | Scott Reviews 2021 Ag Committee Work, Sees Need to Examine Electric Vehicles in 2022
• Ag policy highs and lows in 2021
• 2021 grain marketing reflections
• Ethanol left out of Biden’s proposed emission updates
• Fertilizer stocks head for best year since 2009 as prices soar
• Farmers are preparing for supply chain issues in 2022
• Happy days are here again for the ethanol industry
• EPA reviews Bayer dicamba herbicide blamed for crop damage
• Canada warns Build Back Better EV subsidies could spark trade war
• Inefficient California ports cost farmers billions New research estimates port congestion cost CA farmers $2.1 billion in lost exports
• Secs. Vilsack, Buttigieg Urge Ocean Carriers to Improve Service
• USDA Releases "Feed Outlook" Report
• USDA: Corn Use Projected Slightly Higher Than 2020/21 Record, "Cash Prices Firm During Harvest"
• Ag Lender Lists His Top 5 2021 Topics

12.21.2021

• Crop insurance considerations
• 2021 grain marketing reflections
• Wheat: Major Exporters’ Ending Stocks Lowest Since 2007/08, as U.S. Winter Wheat Crop Struggles
• Drought and Demand Drive the 2022 Wheat Outlook
• Top 10 Ag Stories of 2021: No. 10 Cybercriminals Take Aim at America’s Food Supply
• Ag policy highs and lows in 2021
• Prepare for Some Tax Shocks Farm Tax Experts Worry Alarming Tax Provisions Could Return to Build Back Better Act
• Mosaic: Global Issues Push Prices Up Mosaic: Several Factors Driving Up Fertilizer Costs; Some Groups Disagree
• National Sorghum Yield Contest Growers Push Beyond 240-BPA Sorghum in 2021 Yield Contest
• 5 recommendations for year-end planning on the farm
• USDA allots $1.5 billion to counter supply chain turmoil in school meals
• Ambitious ‘biofuel America’ plan faces overhaul in 2022
• Balancing the many hats farmers wear
• ERS: “Corn Use Projected Slightly Higher than 2020/21 Record,” Cash Prices Firm During Harvest
• Direct checks could ignite cover crop surge; crop insurance may play role, too
• Conservation funding in doubt, but Schumer vows to save Build Back Better plan
• DTN Cotton Close: Lower on Virus Fears12-20
• Ag Lender Lists His Top Five 2021 Topics
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Provides Year End Update Of Its Legislative/Regulatory Initiatives
• USDA Releases "Cost-Of-Crop And Livestock Production Forecast" Report
• USDA Releases "Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook" Report
• Global Corn Production And Trade Rise Expected For The Next Decade: Brazil To Lead The Growth

12.20.2021

• Manchin says he will not vote for Build Back Better: ‘This is a no’
• What Higher Interest Rates Will Mean for Farmers
• Todd’s Take Why This Is Not Your Father’s Inflation
• Study: Winter Tornadoes to Get Worse
• 7 Ag Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
• Farm Progress Free Guide: Crop rotation has never been more critical
• Cabinet members urge to relieve ag supply chain
• 2022: A year to use put options
• USDA initiative would help farmers create new revenue streams
• Vilsack comments on trade deals at Wisconsin farm
• Port backlog improving but still a large issue
• Dashboard shows ‘Achilles’ heel’ of food supply chain
• ERS: “Corn Use Projected Slightly Higher than 2020/21 Record,” Cash Prices Firm During Harvest
• Drought and Demand Drive the 2022 Wheat Outlook
• Crazy, Amazing, Unbelievable: 2021 Farmland Market is One for the History Books
• Daybreak Dec. 17: Thompson: Farm bill review a priority for 2022

12.17.2021

• Marrying Soybeans and Renewable Diesel | Renewable Diesel Plans Could Outstrip Soybean Acres, Soy Oil Supplies
• Biden Administration Tells SCOTUS to Reject Landowners Clean Water Act Petition
• Progressive Farmer Clayton’s Favorite Story of 2021 Infrastructure, Pot Boom and Good Chinese Food All Stand Out in This June Road Trip
• Three simple marketing strategies for corn into year end
• John Deere 4455: The best tractor ever made?
• Independent cattle ranchers continue fighting against national checkoff program
• Lawsuit challenges EPA over pesticide-coated seeds
• EPA’s proposed biofuel blending rule disappoints
• Vilsack comments on trade deals at Wisconsin farm
• Study: biodiesel tax incentive has economic, environmental benefits
• Farm and Ranch Wellness project successful
• Predicting grazing cattle weight gain from satellite imagery
• WSJ: Fertilizer Prices More Than Doubled Over Past Year
• United Just Completed First Flight Fueled by SAF, Here’s Why Soybean Growers Should Take Note
• Crazy, Amazing, Unbelievable: 2021 Farmland Market is One for the History Books
• A Look Back: 4 Takes on 2021 Weather
• New lawsuit filed over treated seeds ‘loophole’
• Biden administration promises coordinated action on trucker shortage
• DTN Cotton Close: Market Ends Sharply Higher
• Wheat Market: Adjusting To USDA Estimates In A Record-Setting Year
• USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Recent Tornadoes
• 18 Senators Ask Biden Admin To Take India To The WTO On Wheat And Rice Subsidies
• U.S. November Tractor Sales Up 11% For 2021, Combine Sales Up 25%
• U Of Illinois, Ohio State Economists Report On Relationship Between Price Of Grain, Natural Gas And N2

12.16.2021

• Wheat closes 31¢ lower | Wednesday, December 15, 2021
• Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Lack of Action on Seed Treatment Petition
• Geopolitical, Trade Disputes Darken Phosphorus Outlook in 2022
• Kub’s Den | High Fertilizer Prices: The History and Future
• US Ethanol Inventories Continue to Rise
• EPA’s proposed biofuel blending rule disappoints
• Bullish consensus is a valuable market indicator
• New lawsuit filed over treated seeds ‘loophole’
• China’s appetite for US beef helping bolster demand
• On High Food Prices, White House Cites "Greed Of Meat Conglomerates"
• Cattle producers might be slowly gaining leverage over the packing industry
• Update needed to water quality legislation
• American Agri-Women President executing vision for new leadership program
• AFBF: Ag labor must be exempt from travel restrictions
• Should cultured meat be labeled identically to traditional meat?
• U.S. November Tractors Sales Up 11% For 2021, Combine Sales Up 25%
• Renewable Fuels Assn Releases Analysis Of 2022 Automobile Models
• Online series offered to Texas Panhandle, South Plains producers

12.15.2021

• Renewable Fuel Standard Reset Rule Proposal on Track for May 2022
• Biden Team Slow to Move as US Lagging Behind Competitors in Striking Trade Deals
• Most Wholesale Fertilizer Prices Rose in November, Expected to Keep Climbing in December
• Markets head for holiday holding pattern
• Is it time for a farm financial checkup?
• Ghosts of grain markets past, present & future
• Uncertainty about 2022 running high? Try this.
• Tuesday Grain Markets
• Meat Institute says White House confused by ag economics over food inflation
• Farmer celebrates triple digit winter wheat yield milestone in 2021
• Carbon markets to remain varied until USDA sets standard
• Farmers encouraged to account for manure nutrients
• ERS: “Soybean Oil Domestic Use Expected to Grow,” Renewable Diesel a Factor
• An Overview of U.S. Farms From USDA’s Economic Research Service- 2021 Edition
• “America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2021 Edition" (ERS)
• Fertilizer Prices Could Affect 2021 taxes, 2022 Planting Intentions
• Will You Be Able to Deduct Prepaid Farm Expenses?
• John Deere Teases Autonomy Launches
• USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
• Growth Energy Supports Defend The Blend Act In The U.S. Senate
• EPA Announces Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding
• Ag Economic Insights Release Report Showing Where Farmland Values And Rents Have Increased The Most